Production of Lipid Microparticles Magnetically Active by a Supercritical Fluid-Based Process by Keti Vezzù, Chiara Campolmi, Alberto Bertucco

“…Magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) were encapsulated into triestearin and phosphatidylcholine mixtures to increase their biocompatibility for future applications in the fields of biomedical diagnostics and therapeutic medications. The lipid particles produced were characterized to determine size and size distribution, and to confirm the encapsulation of MNP. …”
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An Intelligent System for Temperature Body Monitoring Using Arduino Platform by Mihaela MARIN, Alexandra BORŞAN, Laura-Daniela BURUIANĂ, Florin-Bogdan MARIN

“…An accurate measurement of the body temperature is a critical component in monitoring the human health, with applications ranging from clinical diagnostics to wearable health monitoring systems. Using the Arduino platform for body temperature monitoring provides an affordable, customizable and efficient solution for a wide range of applications, from personal care to patient monitoring in hospitals, this type of device can significantly contribute to improving health and safety. …”
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Endobronchial Carcinoid Tumour with Extensive Ossification: An Unusual Case Presentation by Allison Osmond, Emily Filter, Mariamma Joseph, Richard Inculet, Keith Kwan, David McCormack

“…Such lesions can prove diagnostically challenging at the time of intraoperative frozen section as the latter technique requires thin sectioning of the lesion for microscopic assessment. …”
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Successful Management of Thyrocervical Trunk Aneurysm Ruptured into the Thoracic Cavity After Cesarean Section in Nonstable Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type I by Nikola Mirković, Marko Prokić, Marija Novčić, Miloš Arsenijević, Snežana Sretenović, Dragan Knežević, Vojin Kovačević, Marija Šorak, Olivera Kostić

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Liquid biopsy approaches to capture tumor evolution and clinical outcomes during cancer immunotherapy by Susan Scott, Mark Sausen, Valsamo Anagnostou, Jennifer Jackson, Vincent Lam, Joseph C Murray, Lavanya Sivapalan, Jenna Vanliere Canzoniero, Blair Landon, Benjamin P. Levy

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Pharmacokinetics of pradofloxacin, florfenicol, and tulathromycin and response to treatment of steers experimentally infected with Mannheimia hemolytica by Derek M. Foster, Jennifer L. Halleran, Megan E. Jacob, Stephanie Hempstead, Luke B. Borst, Tatiane T. Negrao Watanabe, Hiroko Enomoto, Mark G. Papich

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Pretreatment attrition after rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis diagnosis with Xpert MTB/RIF or ultra in high TB burden countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tom Decroo, Palmer Masumbe Netongo, Tinne Gils, Christelle Geneviève Jouego

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The functional instrumental test of flexion-extension motion in the radiocarpal joint: reference parameters by Dmitry V. Skvortsov, Danila A. Lobunko, Galina Е. Ivanova

“…AIM: To develop a functional test for the objective diagnostics of the wrist joint functions, applicable in the clinical settings. …”
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Costs of outpatient services at selected primary healthcare centers in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. by Md Zahid Hasan, Gazi Golam Mehdi, Khadija Islam Tisha, Md Golam Rabbani, Mohammad Wahid Ahmed, Subrata Paul, Ziaul Islam, Shehrin Shaila Mahmood

“…However, not all the prescribed medicines and diagnostics services are always available at these facilities for outpatient care. …”
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Validation of a one-step reverse transcription PCR detection method for Tobamovirus maculatessellati, in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) by Chellappan Padmanabhan, Andrea Gilliard, Kai-Shu Ling, Yazmín Rivera

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Systemic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Childhood Obesity: Sex Differences in Adiposity Indices and Cardiovascular Risk by Tjaša Hertiš Petek, Evgenija Homšak, Mateja Svetej, Nataša Marčun Varda

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Global knowledge gaps in acute febrile illness etiologic investigations: A scoping review. by Chulwoo Rhee, Grishma A Kharod, Nicolas Schaad, Nathan W Furukawa, Neil M Vora, David D Blaney, John A Crump, Kevin R Clarke

“…We screened abstracts for publications reporting on human infectious disease, aimed at determining AFI etiology using laboratory diagnostics. One-hundred ninety publications underwent full-text review, using a standardized tool to collect data on study characteristics, methodology, and laboratory diagnostics. …”
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Interdigital and Plantar Foot Infections: A Retrospective Analysis of Molecularly Diagnosed Specimens in the United States and a Literature Review by Aditya K. Gupta, Tong Wang, Sara A. Lincoln, Wayne L. Bakotic

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Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks by Benjamin J. Heyde, Melanie Braun, Leila Soufi, Kathia Lüneberg, Sara Gallego, Wulf Amelung, Katharina Axtmann, Gabriele Bierbaum, Stefanie P. Glaeser, Elisabeth Grohmann, René Arredondo-Hernández, Ines Mulder, Dipen Pulami, Kornelia Smalla, Christiane Zarfl, Christina Siebe, Jan Siemens

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A novel ARCN1 splice-site variant in a Chinese girl with central precocious puberty, intrauterine growth restriction, microcephaly, and microretrognathia by Guoying Chang, Fan Yang, Lingwen Ying, Qianwen Zhang, Biyun Feng, Yao Chen, Yu Ding, Tingting Yu, Ruen Yao, Kana Lin, Juan Li, Xiumin Wang

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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using LED Light Combined With Chromophore Gel in Treating Acne Vulgaris – Preliminary Study by Deda AE, Hartman-Petrycka M, Wilczyński S

“…Anna Ewa Deda,1 Magdalena Hartman-Petrycka,2 Sławomir Wilczyński2 1Department of Practical Cosmetology and Skin Diagnostics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, Poland; 2Department of Basic Biomedical Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, PolandCorrespondence: Anna Ewa Deda, Department of Practical Cosmetology and Skin Diagnostics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jedności 10, Sosnowiec, 41-208, Poland, Email adeda@sum.edu.plPurpose: The aim was to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of LED light therapy combined with photoacceptor substances having anti-acne properties in reducing the symptoms of acne vulgaris.Patients and Methods: 15 subjects aged 20 to 24 who suffered from moderate or severe acne lesions. …”
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Critical evaluation of pathogenic factors of primary biliary cirrhosis by A. F. Sheptulina, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Detection of risk factors and the possible PBC causes allows to develop additional treatment approaches, and define new PBC markers, increase rate of early stage diagnostics.…”
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Discussion of irritable bowel syndrome issue and functional constipations in reports of the 21st United European Gastroenterological Week (Berlin, 2013) by A. A. Sheptulin, M. A. Vizye-Khripunova

“…Of etiological and pathogenic factors of IBS the major attention is given now to hereditary factors, past intestinal infections, bile acids absorbtion disorders, changes of innate immune system. Differential diagnostics of IBS with other diseases (celiac sprue, chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, et al.), that may progress under a mask of the functional intestinal disorders is required. …”
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Changes in the organ of vision in neurofibromatosis type 1 in the developmental age by Mirosława Grałek, Katarzyna Piasecka, Katarzyna Wasyliszyn-Sieroszewska, Anna Niwald

“…Ocular manifestations mainly present as eyelid abnormalities due to hamartomas, Lisch nodules on the iris, optic glioma, and glaucoma. Diagnostics relies on clinical and imaging evaluations, as well as genetic testing. …”
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Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis and vaccination of tick-borne encephalitis: an overview by G. Navickaitė, R. Mineikytė, J. Valaikienė

“…This article presents the cycle of the TBEV, distribution, subtypes of the virus, main hosts and host types, clinical characteristics of TBE, diagnostics and vaccination. …”
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